Cyclone Phailin

Phailin already has been large and powerful for nearly 36 hours and the landfall is expected between 6 and 8 pm. (AP photo)

People run for shelter following a cyclone warning at the Bay of Bengal coast in Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Bhubaneswar. (AP photo)

Evacuated Indian villagers take shelter in a school building following a cyclone warning in Berhampur, Saturday. (AP photo)

Passengers of different trains stranded at Bhubaneswar railway station | PTI

Trees are uprooted at Chhatrapur Circuit house due to turbulent winds of Cyclone Phailin | PTI

Passengers of different trains stranded at Bhubaneswar railway station | PTI

A man holds an umbrella as he heads towards a cyclone shelter near Chatrapur in Ganjam in Odisha | PTI

Stranded passengers of various flights at Biju Pattnaik airport in Bhubaneswar | PTI

People watch high tide waves as they stand at the Bay of Bengal coast in Vishakhapatnam | PTI

A day ahead of PHAILIN hitting the state capital city recieving heavy rain on Friday evening | EPS

A day ahead of PHAILIN hitting the state capital city recieving heavy rain on Friday evening | Shamim Qureshy

Indian villagers look at the Bay of Bengal in Gokhurkuda in Ganjam district 215 kilometers (136 miles) away from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar. (AP Photo)

Indian fishermen on a country boat negotiate the waves as they return with their catch on the Bay of Bengal coast at Puri, Odisha. (AP Photo)

Indian fishermen try to balance their boat as they pull it out from the Bay of Bengal at Gokhurkuda in Ganjam district 215 kilometers (136 miles) away from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar. (AP Photo)

Security personnel look at the turbulent waves created by cyclone Phailin at Visakhapatnam. (PTI photo)